i have a guinea pig and she is 3years old. my friend has got a male guinea pig and wants to breed it wtih my nibbles. (nibbles is the sow) i am all for this idea and was looking forward to seeing her young. but then i read on the internet that you shouldnt breed them if they are over 2. the site was against breeding them though. is this true? i really need to know thanx
2007-06-10 13:29:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
Geosmurfz is right, pregnancy after 1 year of age will cause problems for the female (not necessarily death), but the reason is because their pelvic/hip bones begin to close - which makes the birth canal smaller. But apparently your veterinarian can give the female a drug that will prevent this problem (when she is in labor?) - not entirely sure seeing as how I've never experienced it with one of my guinea pigs. I would hold off on breeding with your female because she's older than 1 year.
2007-06-11 03:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by AJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has she had babies before? If not then definitely DO NOT breed her. She will most likely die because her pelvic bones have fused.
If she has had a litter before I still wouldn't advise breeding her because she is getting old. By 3, breeders usually retire sows from breeding.
Breeding guinea pigs is VERY risky. I had 6 litters and I was very, very lucky not to lose any! In a lot of cases the mother will die or the babies will be born dead.
If you love your guinea pig you wouldn't breed her!
Good luck with her!
2007-06-11 03:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Trina 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Guinea pigs that are not breed at a young age. There pelvic bones may fuse making it impossible to give birth. If she has not bred in 3 years it may be best not to breed her. Or you can try and hope for the best.
2007-06-10 16:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is 3 for females or younger if they have never been bred before. There is something with the hips fusing or something like that. I can't quite remember and can not find our book on Guinea Pigs right now.
2007-06-10 14:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
guinea pigs over 10months and not bred before should not bred at all
i would say do not breed her, because if she has complacations in birth you'll have to take her to a vet and she may not survive and the babies may not either
2007-06-10 17:31:51 · answer #5 · answered by hlsillia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The age limit is 3 years old. Plus if she is over 1 year old and never had breeded before it will kill her. So I would say please for your guinea's sake don't breed her.
2007-06-10 15:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by geosmurfz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 8 months old you can start running into problems with breeding them because their pelvic bones begin to fuse.
2007-06-11 16:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*If you love your guinea pig you wouldn't breed her!*
Exactly. Check out these links for more reasons why:
http://www.guinealynx.info/breeding.html
http://www.cavyspirit.com/breeding.htm
2007-06-11 09:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by ellenvega 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i believe they can live up to 5 yrs so 3 might be to old
2007-06-10 14:43:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a thread with the exact same question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmEpUvKHgIHe3wfKAWF.sgzty6IX?qid=20070609015735AARHUk2&show=7#profile-info-9vegQ5fSaa
Read that.
2007-06-10 14:44:50 · answer #10 · answered by MemphisGal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋